I asked Cohen why the Empire crumbled so quickly
in the boxing business. His answer was, "You should ask Shelly Finkel, the
CEO of Empire. I'm no longer involved with the Empire and it's really not
appropriate for me to comment on."...I get the sense when Cohen talks
about his vast history in boxing, which I'm told began in 1988, he will omit
this chapter...

It's great that Bob Arum still says 'champeen'; that's old-school...

Heavyweight
Seth Mitchell is under consideration to open up theAug. 27thshow on HBO,
I'm told...“The Baby Bull,” Juan Diaz has decided to call it a day and embark
on law school. Having covered him since his very early days with Main Events, I
wish him all the luck in the world. He had a very nice career and got
everything out of his ability...

When you go pay-per-view as a promoter, you
really are taking a financial risk. The 2006 card that featured the rematch
betweenHasim RahmanandOleg Maskaevsaw Top
Rank lose about two million bucks...